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eMagazines (current and back issues) can be read online or downloaded. Apps available (Android™, Apple®, Fire) but not required. Titles include Consumer Reports, Newsweek, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and many others.
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We're building more products today than ever before, but most of them fail--not because we can't complete what we want to build but because we waste time, money, and effort building the wrong product. What we need is a systematic process for quickly vetting product ideas and raising our odds of success. That's the promise of Running Lean. In this inspiring book, Ash Maurya takes you through an exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit for...
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"Originate, Motivate, Innovate will stand out among comparable books for women entrepreneurs because other books either miss, overlook, or underrepresent the obstacles that women of color face at the intersection of race and gender (and sometimes sexuality) in the mostly white heterosexual male world of venture capital. This book will be unlike other business books because it will not give you one prescribed process to achieve success. Instead, it...
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (18576 pages)
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English
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The successful entrepreneur's guide to accelerating growth Daring to Compete offers real-world strategies to accelerate the growth of your business and secure your place as a market leader. This expert guide is the result of years of comprehensive research and experience from global professional services organization EY, originator of the celebrated "Entrepreneur Of The Year" program. Employing its worldwide reach and extensive network of successful...
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"The United States has led other nations in creating a legal, economic, social, and political ecosystem that has proven extraordinarily effective at fostering entrepreneurship. Evidence of this country's status as a powerful launchpad for entrepreneurship runs throughout its history. It is not a coincidence that America was itself an entrepreneurial venture in Revolutionary times, nor that many of the early settlers were themselves merchants and entrepreneurs....
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Pub. Date
2009
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English
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What does it take to turn ideas into action? What are the elements of a perfect pitch? How do you win the war for talent? How do you establish a brand without bucks? These are some of the issues everyone faces when starting or revitalizing any undertaking, and Guy Kawasaki, former marketing maven of Apple Computer, provides the answers. The Art of the Start will give you the essential steps to launch great products, services, and companies-whether...
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The perfect resource for your journey to start a business Entrepreneurship For Dummies is the essential guide to becoming your own boss and a successful entrepreneur. We make it simple to learn every step of the process. Identify an opportunity, learn your customers' needs, test your product, protect your intellectual property, secure funding, and get ready for that all-important launch. In classic Dummies style, this book is packed with practical...
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file)
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English
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In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely new, superior, and sustainable equilibria. All of these leaders-call them disrupters, visionaries, or changemakers-develop, build, and scale their solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change...
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"Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works. The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance. New regulations are making the old go-to advice less relevant, as startup money is increasingly moving online. These new waters are all but uncharted--and founders need an accessible guide. This book helps you navigate the online world of startup...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Salesforce, Hubspot, Gainsight, and other tech brands have pioneered a new marketing and branding playbook focused on serving the people *behind* the companies they sell to. They have built category-defining (and in some cases category-creating) companies and communities that led to faster growth, higher valuations, and dominant market positions. This book is an exclusive look into the 'human first' marketing playbook of some of the best brands in...
10) The unicorn's shadow: combating the dangerous myths that hold back startups, founders, and investors
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (3 hr., 8 min.))
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English
Description
When you think of a successful entrepreneur, who comes to mind? Bill Gates? Mark Zuckerberg? Or maybe even Jesse Eisenberg, the man who played Zuckerberg in The Social Network? It may surprise you that most successful founders look very different from Zuckerberg or Gates. In fact, most startup origin stories are very different from the famous "unicorns" that have achieved valuations of over $1 billion, from Facebook to Google to Uber. In The Unicorn's...
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O'Reilly Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (3094 p.)
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English
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What happens when a hobbyist technology goes commercial? In this episode of the Hardware Podcast, Chris Anderson, founder and CEO of 3D Robotics, talks about his company's journey from "a DIY company to a consumer electronics company to an enterprise software company."
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (6 hr., 52 min., 49 sec.))
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English
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Are you an entrepreneur, manager, employee, or business student seeking to lead in a people-centered way? The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship is an insightful, practical guide to how businesses can and should be run to be both virtuous and profitable. Art Ciocca orchestrated the creation of the largest wine brand that has dominated the industry for over twenty years. It is an achievement that even the best entrepreneurs can only dream of, yet perhaps...
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English
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"Freelance Your Way to Freedom is the gig economy Bible that every person needs to start a side hustle with serious profitable potential today. This book will provide actionable advice, real-world scenarios, and personal tips that have enabled Alex to take her freelancing profile from $36,000/year in 2015, to a 7-figure empire in 2021. With unique insights that come from an individual who had virtually no preparation for working on her own, navigating...
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"There are three mission-critical pillars that contribute to building future-proof businesses: strategy, leadership, and self-care. It?s essential to strategically re-adjust a business for success, consciously shape leadership and culture, and practice self-care as we humbly accept our own limitations as entrepreneurs. Instead of celebrating the hustle culture, promoting a glamorous view of entrepreneurship, or glorifying the few that amassed incredible...
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (5 hr.))
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English
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Matt Mochary coaches the CEOs of many of the fastest-scaling technology companies in Silicon Valley. With The Great CEO Within, he shares his highly effective leadership and business-operating tools with any CEO or manager in the world. Learn how to efficiently scale your business from startup to corporation by implementing a system of accountability, effective problem-solving, and transparent feedback. Becoming a great CEO requires training. For...
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (04 hr., 23 min.))
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English
Description
A refreshingly simple, accessible guide to getting started in business If you've ever dreamed of starting your own business, this book will give you the information, inspiration, and reassurance you need to get started. It encourages budding entrepreneurs to take the leap into the dark, while shining a bright light on the first six months of a successful start-up. It breaks down what appears to be an Everest-size challenge into a series of small hills...
17) Launch!
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file)
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English
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A serial entrepreneur offers a plan for launching successful ventures About ninety-seven percent of a rocket' s fuel is used in the first three feet of its launch. The same is true in launching a new business, product, or service. Those first few steps are absolutely critical. Scott Duffy has developed a practical approach for turning your big idea into a thriving venture by focusing on the crucial period immediately before, during, and after opening...
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Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (9 hr., 20 min.))
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English
Description
Create a lifestyle you love by pursuing your passions and turning profits Turn Your Passions into Profits outlines step-by-step guidance for turning your passions into a profitable and lasting business. Author Matt McWilliams, a successful entrepreneur and in-demand online business coach, shows you exactly how to do just that. He details how to find and attract your audience, build a following, and ultimately how to monetize your venture quickly and...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (11 hr., 48 min.))
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English
Description
Unicorns-companies that reach a valuation of more than $1 billion-are rare. Uri Levine has built two. And in Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, he shows you just how he did it. As the cofounder of Waze-the world's leading commuting and navigation app with more than 700 million users to date, and which Google acquired in 2013 for $1.15 billion-Levine is committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking so that other founders, managers,...
20) Reality check: the irreverent guide to outsmarting, outmanaging, and outmarketing your competition
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As Guy Kawasaki puts it, "If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic, and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense"--It's time for a reality check. Here, Kawasaki has compiled his best wit, wisdom, and contrarian opinions in handy book form. From competition to customer service, innovation to marketing, he shows readers how to ignore fads and foolishness...
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